The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-04-17

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Insert in line one the word six" in.
stead of five" and in line three ''and
the Standing Committee ON Public
| Lands"
Resolved. 2. That said committee take
under consideration and investigation all
matters relating to the Atlantic and Gulf
Canal and Okeechobee Land Company.
I'M 50 far as such matters relate 10 the
contract with the Trustees of the Inter
nal Improvement Fund and the sale or
conveyance of lands 10y the trustees Ia
said company.
''ResOlred. 3. That said company be
notifled by said committee of such inves-
tigation. and inyi.e said company 10
have representative before said COM
mittee, and that the Trustees of the In
ternal Improvement Fund be- required
to give such committee all information
IN their knowledge or possession in aid of
such investigation.
''Resoired, 4. That said committee
shall take into consideration all reports
that have been made regarding the
drainage oI land by the agents of the
Board of Trustees of the Internal Inn
provement Fund. and by the commits
sloners appointed by the Governor under
the act of 1885, and also the report of the
committee appointed at the last session
of the Senate. and all other matters
which said committee may now have Ia
| submit.
''Resolred, 3. That if, after acquiring
all information practicable on the sub
Ject, the committee shall find that said
company have received conveyances Of
more land than il Is entitled 10 from the
Trustees of the Internal Improvement
Fund, then said committee shall report
Ia the Senate any method of al iustment
between the Trustees of the Internal
Improvement Fund and said company
as will protect the interest of the State
Of Florida and at the same time do JUS
tice To the said company
| "Resoitef, q. That said committee ba
directed To consult the Attorney -Gener-
al upon all questions of law arising under
| their investigation, and also upon the
legality of any settlement that may be
proposed. and if they report proposed
settlement and adjustment, their report
shall state whether or not il has the sane
tion of the Attorney General
EXTRAORDINARY POWERS TAKEN AWAY.
Another amendment To the resolution
of Senator Mann was offered by Senator
Mallory, in effect depriving the proposed
committee of the extraordinary powers
conferred upon the committee of the
last Senate, which was accepted and the
committee, by amendment of Senator
| DeLano, was made to consist of the
Senate Standing Committee on Public
Lands, with Senators Mann and Bryan
added. The work accomplished by the
former committee, consisting of "A large
mass of testimony taken, but by some
accident or oversight not ordered pub
lished by the Senate. will be utilized by
the present committee, and the result of
their labors will be looked for with much
interest.
| Too VAGUE.
| Appropos of this matter, the resolution
| of the Board of Trustees of the Internal
| Improvement Board, adopted immedi-
ately after the receipt by the Governor
of the letter from Mr.. Disston. is here
with given, having been presented to
the Senate by Senator DeIano ON yes
terday. and ordered spread upon the
| Journal:
WHEREAS. The Governor of the State
| of Florida has submitted Ia this board "A
letter addressed To him by Mr.. Hamil-
ton Disston, on behalf of the Atlantic
and Gulf Coast Canal and Okeechobee
Land Company, dated March 10th, 1887,
referring to the report of the committee
appointed by the Governor under Chap
ter :s6:,9, Laws of Florida. and contain
nf d;traranc,.s ,ss ,o Iands be,.toCo,a ,nn.
yeyeJ bv the Trrst.es of Internal Inn
pr1yement Fund To said co,npany and
reuortad unearn.d hv soid conu,ttee
he /,
.Res,y,,,, That this ho,rJ IL d,.iro,s
of doing ali ,bat II ,,rnnerIy can und,.r
IL. Ia,. .n,I nnnsis,.,nt ui,I IT, e,,II ,,,,.
formance of the drainage contract ha-
tween said Rn,rd az Trustees ,nd s,id
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i'' rs w, ,.ii ~ ~. ~
So. - -, ,,a i,,,.',,ai i,,nrn,,'',,,'.n, @
Emnd as Ill A. ,o ,ba said no,n,,anu
to settle the matter i'm question without
IitiVation and amicahIy. but this hoard
is not able To act upon the said letter of
Mr. Ha,niIton Disstnn h.ca,,s, az ia. i'm
atinitanass nf ;ts s,,ogest;nn b..cans..
of the intimatad claim ~ un,Iefined moi
ifications nf sail dr,inag. ,,ontract
u,L;ch III L,arJ sanno, H., anJ Ia
,,.,,s., Z, s...,,,. ga avcI,,Js, ,,,h,II,, ~,
which this board regards as th.. true test
Of the right of said company Ia lands
n-wit: the actual drainage ana f''ciainh-
s,u, ~ 'i' \, ''''''H 's sam company '''
:. Further resolred. That by virtue Of
the powers rights ana duties vested ~
.n,n ,i,,, id ~ law ',i ,eaa a. ~ IA ~
Florida. and the report OF said committee
appointed hereunder AS aforesaid, the
h.tiantic and Gllf Coast Canal ana Okee-
eho's , .d ,oll'a,i! rs Ty Tenoy
the Internal Improvement Fund of the |
STATE OF Florida, all lands heretofore con
Nsy"a Dy such trustees 10 saia company